Weiss v. United States
1994 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Weiss v. United States, 510 U.S. 163 (1994), is a Supreme Court of the United States case which held that commissioned military officers, who are appointed by the president of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, may be assigned to act as military judges without the need to be confirmed a second time by the Senate.
Quick Facts Weiss v. United States, Argued November 3, 1993 Decided January 19, 1994 ...
Weiss v. United States | |
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Argued November 3, 1993 Decided January 19, 1994 | |
Full case name | Eric J. Weiss v. United States |
Citations | 510 U.S. 163 (more) 114 S. Ct. 752; 127 L. Ed. 2d 1 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Weiss, 36 M.J. 224 (C.M.A. 1992); cert. granted, 508 U.S. 939 (1993). |
Holding | |
1. The assignment by Congress of germane duties to an existing officer of the United States does not require the reappointment of the incumbent officer prior to exercising those duties. 2. Commissioned military officers may be assigned to duty as military judges without being reappointed under the Appointments Clause. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 2 |
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